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Paralympics count on team effort to create Paris Games breakout

Paralympics count on team effort to create Paris Games breakout

Paralympic organisers, with a cast of compelling athletes and a record-breaking broadcasting deal, are hoping this year's Paris Games can mark a breakout.

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Lille, Brest contest Champions League spot as French season ends

Lille, Brest contest Champions League spot as French season ends

The fight for direct Champions League qualification between Lille and surprise package Brest is the main outstanding issue to be decided in this weekend's final games of the French Ligue 1 season.

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Man City eye Premier League history as Arsenal dare to dream

Man City eye Premier League history as Arsenal dare to dream

Manchester City stand on the brink of a historic fourth successive Premier League title, but Arsenal lie in wait hoping for a last-gasp slip from the leaders on Sunday.

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Anti-Haitian wall: Dominican president's reelection trump card

Anti-Haitian wall: Dominican president's reelection trump card

A prison-like watchtower casts a pall over an otherwise idyllic tropical beach in the Dominican Republic's extreme southwest.

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'Dad's going up in a rocket!' French businessman set for launch

'Dad's going up in a rocket!' French businessman set for launch

He arrived in Texas, tried on his flight suit for the first time, and is now preparing to live out his childhood dream.

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Protest after Peru classifies transsexuality as mental disorder

Protest after Peru classifies transsexuality as mental disorder

LGBTQ groups protested Friday outside Peru's health ministry after the government issued a decree listing transsexualism as a mental disorder.

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Golf No. 1 Scheffler fires 66 after arrest on 'chaotic' day at PGA

Golf No. 1 Scheffler fires 66 after arrest on 'chaotic' day at PGA

Golf world number one Scottie Scheffler was handcuffed and arrested on Friday after allegedly dragging a police officer with his car while trying to avoid traffic controls outside the PGA Championship at Valhalla.

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OpenAI disbands team devoted to artificial intelligence risks

OpenAI disbands team devoted to artificial intelligence risks

OpenAI on Friday confirmed that it has disbanded a team devoted to mitigating the long-term dangers of super-smart artificial intelligence.

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Scheffler overcomes arrest for 66 but Schauffele leads at PGA

Scheffler overcomes arrest for 66 but Schauffele leads at PGA

Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler shook off a morning arrest Friday to fire a five-under par 66 and keep himself in the hunt at the darkness-halted PGA Championship, trailing leader Xander Schauffele by three strokes.

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Zelensky warns Russia could step up offensive: AFP interview

Zelensky warns Russia could step up offensive: AFP interview

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in an interview with AFP on Friday warned Russia could intensify its offensive and said Kyiv would only accept a "fair peace" despite the West's calls for a quick solution.

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